Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings IPL Match Today: High-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match No 69 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
Placed at the third spot with 15 points from 13 matches, SRH can reach a maximum of 17 points if they get the better of PBKS on Sunday. For PBKS, it will be an opportunity to bow out on a high after failing to make it to the final four again.
Playing XI predictions for SRH vs PBKS match today
SRH predicted XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Impact Sub: T Natarajan
Player to watch out for SRH: With 533 runs in 11 matches and the best strike rate of 201.89 among batters, Travis Head is in pursuit of the Orange Cap with only Virat Kohli (661 runs) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (583 runs) ahead of him.
PBKS predicted XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar
Impact Sub: Arshdeep Singh
Player to watch out for PBKS: With Curran returning home for national duty, India wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma will lead Punjab Kings in their final match of the season. It could be an opportunity for Jitesh to make an impression on the franchises, who are set for a mega auction before next year’s IPL.
SRH vs PBKS head-to-head stats
Matches played: 22, SRH won: 15, PBKS won: 7
SRH vs PBKS head-to-head in Hyderabad
Matches played: 8, SRH won: 7, PBKS won: 1
SRH vs PBKS squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Upendra Yadav (wk), Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal
Punjab Kings: Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw
SRH vs PBKS pitch report
Hyderabad has been a high-scoring venue this IPL, with an average first-innings score of 203.
SRH vs PBKS weather report
The weather could play spoilsport once again as there is a 30% chance of rain.
SRH vs PBKS livestreaming details
The SRH vs PBKS IPL match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on May 19, Sunday from 3:30 PM IST.
